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How to Accept Bitcoins Without Fees(blog.nameterrific.com)
54 points by zhoutong 14y ago|33 comments
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by zhoutong 14y ago
The biggest problem now is, market capitalization is just a number on paper as it can't be converted to cash easily. So essentially they are spending cash to get more value on paper. The only time market cap helps is when they sell their sh
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by zhoutong 14y ago
I entered the title by copying & paste from my iPad. It seems that the Unicode character was carried over. Interesting!
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‮LTR (xkcd.com)
17 points by zhoutong 14y ago|6 comments
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Thanks for the compliment!
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by zhoutong 14y ago
We are releasing the API specifications in a few weeks (so subscribe to Newsletter or follow on Twitter/Facebook). Yes, it's not only a planned feature, but also a marketable feature and key selling point.
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Fortunately, most accredited registrars that offer reseller programs allow domain registrants to claim back their domains and manage them directly through the registrars. So there's no stuck-with-a-middle-man issue as you described. IMO the
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by zhoutong 14y ago
This is exactly one of the reasons I started NameTerrific. Dealing with domain matters can be a pain, especially if there's a conflict of interest. A bonus point: almost all registrars provide web hosting services (including GoDaddy, Namech
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by zhoutong 14y ago
They use BitPay, which automatically converts them to USD.
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Bitcoin is an unregulated financial asset, similar to gold. The fact that it exists in digital form makes the whole situation much more complicated.
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Accepting Bitcoin is much easier than it was a year ago. At NameTerrific[1] we use Blockchain Wallet[2] to temporarily hold transactional funds. Whenever a customer places an order and chooses to pay by Bitcoin, we will use Blockchain API t
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by zhoutong 14y ago
I'm sure it's using the UTC time to calculate this. The UTC never goes back.
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Unfortunately, eNom only offers IPv4 glue records (we call it "Registry Records"). That's why we plan to be a registrar ourselves so that we can offer the geekiest thing possible.
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by zhoutong 14y ago
DNSimple is really great. I like how they handle the web services. NameTerrific has taken a more flexible approach - we allow customers to create their own Snippets and get TSI (pretty much like AMI). So if you have a Tumblr-like platform,
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Yes, programmatic creation of subdomains is one. Another potential use case is domain-based apps. NameTerrific will roll out OAuth support in the coming weeks so developers can control their users' domains through NameTerrific. So you can h
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by zhoutong 14y ago
I completely understand your point. Age is not something I can manipulate with so I don't mind facing the truth. It's okay if you're not using NameTerrific today. I'm sure you wouldn't trust your important domains with any random startups t
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Your argument is definitely valid and I agree with you that the economic viability is limited in the sense that NameTerrific is not an extraordinarily competitive product in the market. However there are many small but extremely useful feat
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Well, I've tried a few different taglines but this one feels the best to me. Of course I'll improve it when I have better ideas. Thanks for the feedback!
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by zhoutong 14y ago
I can see a huge potential in the consulting market. Many web developers/designers manage a large number of domains for their clients and they obviously want to maximize the productivity for domain-related tasks. In the near future, we will
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by zhoutong 14y ago
In my blog post ( http://blog.nameterrific.com/2012/11/the-fix/ ) I have listed a few problems. Basically the domain name industry wasn't being actively developed in the last few years. A lot of effort was spent on the business side, especi
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Hi HN, I have been working on NameTerrific for almost 8 months. Now it's time to launch. If you are interested in some background information about NameTerrific, please read my blog post about this launch: http://blog.nameterrific.com/2012
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Show HN: NameTerrific - Domain names for geeks(nameterrific.com)
53 points by zhoutong 14y ago|26 comments
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by zhoutong 14y ago
The Chinese government is unlikely to deny claims about sensitive personal issues like this. This is especially the case if the public sentiment (both inside and outside of China) is considered. When people expect something to be true, deni
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by zhoutong 14y ago
The built-in Java was optimized for Retina display and all texts were crisp and sharp. After the update and a manual installation of Oracle's Java Runtime, everything is blurry again.
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by zhoutong 14y ago
That's not true. This one got 4269 points: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3078128 Hint: Steve Jobs
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A diamond larger than Earth? (theage.com.au)
1 points by zhoutong 14y ago|0 comments
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Oneliner.io - Ridiculously simple DNS-based one-liner webpage generator(oneliner.io)
1 points by zhoutong 14y ago|0 comments
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Oneliner.io - Ridiculously simple DNS-based one-liner webpage generator(oneliner.io)
1 points by zhoutong 14y ago|0 comments
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by zhoutong 14y ago
Not only that. Because the air density is different at different heights, there's actually an optimal speed for every possible height. The optimal height of an aircraft, however, depends on the mass of itself and the payload.
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by zhoutong 14y ago
It's called "social web" for a reason. Instant messenger and chat rooms and ICQ and USENET forums and email are not web. At most the OP is talking about the history of the Internet. {The World Wide Web (abbreviated as WWW or W3,[2] commonly

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